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Wednesday 24 July 2024
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‘Vital’ community voice missing from talks MAX FRETHEY
Local Democracy Reporter
A community group is lamenting its exclusion from discussions as the hearing for Nelson Airport’s plans to extend its runway nears
its conclusion. Over the past several weeks, the airport has been in discussions with the Nelson Golf Club and the Tāhuna Beach Holiday Park who would be significantly affected by the runway extension.
However, according to the Tāhunanui Business and Citizens Association, the suburb’s residents are missing from the discussion. Nelson City Council has taken a back seat to the airport’s proposed plan change due to the conflict-
ing natures of its positions as a 50 per cent airport shareholder and regulatory authority. But association chair Jacinda Stevenson says the council’s position has resulted in a lack of “vital” community voice into the pro-
cess. “I just wonder, who is the advocate for the community? Is it not supposed to be the council?” In the absence of the council,
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Arty doors brighten Nelson KATE RUSSELL One hundred tired and plain doors in Nelson’s city centre are in for a very colourful makeover over the next two years. ArtDoors Whakatū Nelson is a project by Make/Shift Spaces and Arts Council Nelson where inner-city doors and windows are transformed into works of art by local contemporary artists. As well as brightening up the city, it will connect business and property owners with Nelson-based makers and creators, while building on the successful Nelson ArtWalk. Anne Rush from Make/Shift Spaces says ArtDoors is another way they aim to “put a creative spark” back into the city centre.
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Lloyd Harwood with one of his works featured in the ArtDoors project, ‘Frida Hare (ii)’ at Karen Jordan Style on Trafalgar St. Photo: Tracy Allen.
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